很多考生在考完托福后突然发现在托福听力考试中学到了很多美国习语。本文特地把托福考试中常出现的重要习语总结出来,供准备参加托福考试的朋友使用。为体现原汁原味,本文未对这些词组进行翻译,不过在每个词组后面都有相应的英文解释。
我们相信,只要大家坚持用心去练,肯定会对你们听力提高会有帮助的,而且在考试的时候你会发现这样的效果特别好,当然这种感觉是建立在你大量练习和能力提高的基础上的。
above all - most importantly
account for - explain
as a matter of fact - in fact ,to speak the truth
as a rule - generally ;normally
about to - be ready to;be on the point of doing something
an old hand - be an experienced persom
any day now -soon
approach sb -talk to sb
be fed up with - be out of patience with
be on one’s own - live independently
be on the safe side - take no chances
be out of something - have no longer in supply
be tired of - be bored with ,frustrated with
be up to ones’ears - be extremely busy
be up to someone -be a person’s responsibility
be out for -trying to get
be out of the question - be unacceptable ,impossible
bite off more than one can chew - take on more than onecanhandle
break down - cease to n
break the ice - begin to be friendly wuth people onedoesn’tknow
break the news - inform or give bad news
brush up on - imporve noe’s knowledge of somethingthroughstudy
bump into - meet unexpectedly
by and large - in general
by heart - by memory
by all means - absolutely ,definitely
by no means - in no way
call off -cancel
cheer up - be happy
come down with - become sick with
come into -receive,especially after another’s death
come up with - think of
count on - depend upon
count out - eliminate
die down - become quiet ,become less
do without - manage without something
drop by - visit informally; pay a short visit
every other - alternate
fall behind - lag; fail to accomplish something on time
fall through - fail to happen or be completed
far cry form - completely different from;a long way
feel like - have a desire or wish for
feel up to - feel well enough to or be capabele of
few and far between - not happening often; rate
figure out - determine; reason out by thinking
fill in for -take another’s place
fill sb.in - tell what sb. should know
fish out of water - out of one’s element ornaturalenvironment
flying colors -success,victory
for good - permanently; forever
for the time being - for now; temporarily
get away with - escape without punishment
get rid of - give something away; sell, destroy, or throwawaysomething
get the ball rolling - start something; make a beginning
get the hang of - understand; learn
give a hand - help
go without saying - understood; clear without needing tobestated
go off -begin to ring
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